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EXnow - Turn The Lights Back On
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Текст песни: Six in the morning
Same street
Same bills
Same damn dream
Six A.M., back stairwell, factory dust on my coat
Got a verse on a bus pass and a lump in my throat
Boss said, "You need a plan!" — Yeah, I keep one in my pocket
Half a page of crossed-out lines, still afraid to unlock it
Cold hands, cracked lips, winter eating through my skin
Every battle in my head is one I somehow never win
Got a thousand clever punchlines when I'm walking home alone
But the second there's a microphone, my confidence is gone
Walked into an open mic, palms wet, knees locked
Heard the crowd through the speakers, felt my whole damn chest stop
Words I knew by heart went missing when the beat came through
I could tear that verse apart — couldn't force my lungs to move!
And everybody watched
Yeah, everybody saw
They said
"Maybe this ain't meant for you"
Maybe they were right
But I wrote another sixteen
On the bus ride home that night
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I ain't finished with this town!
If my voice breaks in the chorus
Let it break
BUT LET IT SOUND!
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I got nowhere left to hide!
I was scared to leave the block
Now I'm scared of standing still!
Mom was counting folded bills on the kitchen countertop
Little sister drew a house with a recording studio on top
I kept telling them, "One day," like that day was guaranteed
Till she asked me, "When's that day?" and I couldn't even speak
Same shoes, same shift, same train coming late
Same friends saying, "Get a job!" — Man, I got one, that's the weight!
Got a notebook full of verses, got a head full of noise
Got a throat that turns to gravel when I try to find my voice
I ain't looking for a shortcut, ain't demanding a crown
I just need one damn minute where I don't let myself down
All the jokes and all the whispers, all the nights I nearly quit
Turned the doubt into a rhythm, now I'm learning how to spit!
My hands are shaking
My heart is racing
I've been running all my life
From the fear
From the silence
From the person I became
But tonight
I know these words
And this time
I'M NOT LEAVING!
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I ain't finished with this town!
If my voice breaks in the chorus
Let it break
BUT LET IT SOUND!
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I got nowhere left to hide!
I was scared to leave the block
Now I'm scared of standing still!
No more running
No more doubt
Got a voice
LET IT OUT!
Same street
Same bills
Different ending
Same street
Same bills
Same damn dream
Six A.M., back stairwell, factory dust on my coat
Got a verse on a bus pass and a lump in my throat
Boss said, "You need a plan!" — Yeah, I keep one in my pocket
Half a page of crossed-out lines, still afraid to unlock it
Cold hands, cracked lips, winter eating through my skin
Every battle in my head is one I somehow never win
Got a thousand clever punchlines when I'm walking home alone
But the second there's a microphone, my confidence is gone
Walked into an open mic, palms wet, knees locked
Heard the crowd through the speakers, felt my whole damn chest stop
Words I knew by heart went missing when the beat came through
I could tear that verse apart — couldn't force my lungs to move!
And everybody watched
Yeah, everybody saw
They said
"Maybe this ain't meant for you"
Maybe they were right
But I wrote another sixteen
On the bus ride home that night
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I ain't finished with this town!
If my voice breaks in the chorus
Let it break
BUT LET IT SOUND!
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I got nowhere left to hide!
I was scared to leave the block
Now I'm scared of standing still!
Mom was counting folded bills on the kitchen countertop
Little sister drew a house with a recording studio on top
I kept telling them, "One day," like that day was guaranteed
Till she asked me, "When's that day?" and I couldn't even speak
Same shoes, same shift, same train coming late
Same friends saying, "Get a job!" — Man, I got one, that's the weight!
Got a notebook full of verses, got a head full of noise
Got a throat that turns to gravel when I try to find my voice
I ain't looking for a shortcut, ain't demanding a crown
I just need one damn minute where I don't let myself down
All the jokes and all the whispers, all the nights I nearly quit
Turned the doubt into a rhythm, now I'm learning how to spit!
My hands are shaking
My heart is racing
I've been running all my life
From the fear
From the silence
From the person I became
But tonight
I know these words
And this time
I'M NOT LEAVING!
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I ain't finished with this town!
If my voice breaks in the chorus
Let it break
BUT LET IT SOUND!
TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON!
I got nowhere left to hide!
I was scared to leave the block
Now I'm scared of standing still!
No more running
No more doubt
Got a voice
LET IT OUT!
Same street
Same bills
Different ending
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